Enjoy Another Glimpse of #EverydayHeroes

We continue to be blown away by the acts of courage and determination taking place across all parts of the amazing waste, recycling and organics industry. Thanks to those who’ve heeded our call to let us know about the #EverydayHeroes out there.

Here are a few new ones we especially liked:

We loved learning about Maryland-based recycling company Sun Services, whose partner Gary Shipp discovered 36,000 new and unopened N95 masks while unloading dumpsters last year. “He saved the protective gear, and now Shipp and his partners, Andrew Springer and son Brian Shipp, are donating them to local hospitals and nursing homes.” Truly amazing! Get the full story here.

Rachel Revoy, communications manager at Colorado-based 5280 Waste Solutions, wrote in to Waste360 to say how the company’s lead driver supervisor, Tommy Atencio, has been ultra proactive and focused during this time to keep his team and his community safe.

“The drivers are self-quarantined by nature of spending their days isolated in their trucks,” she says. “Every morning at 5:30 a.m., the drivers line up while keeping a safe distance from one another. Tommy hands each of the 26 drivers a bag with disinfectant wipes, hand sanitizer, rubber gloves and a spray bottle with bleach.We’re pushing on. These are the local guys out here doing their part.” Read more here.

This video Tweet is one of the most heartwarming things we’ve seen in a while:

We love good morning greetings like this from our neighborhood friends! Thank you for helping us start off the day with a smile. https://t.co/05iuvVPcGK

We'd like to extend a huge thank you to our employees and all members of the waste industry for their hard work and dedication in these challenging times. We'll get through this together! #GreenForLife#Covid19pic.twitter.com/S7K70Efpif

This bag of sanitary goodies was left out for one of our drivers today. Our customers are the best! Thank you for looking out for our team members as we continue to keep your streets clean and green. pic.twitter.com/MTlfwh2YYU